Stocks set to advance on Fed reassurances, traders look to solid run of bank...
TORONTO - Stock markets look set to gain ground this week after traders got some reassurance from the Federal Reserve last week on interest rates.The Toronto market could find some lift from the...
View Article'Guardians of the Galaxy' retakes box office, passes 'Transformers' for...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - "Guardians of the Galaxy" became the summer's top-grossing movie at the North American box office with a $17.6 million weekend that narrowly bested the young adult melodrama "If I...
View ArticleMinister says 2 people have died of Ebola in Congo, cases unrelated to West...
KINSHASA, Congo - Two Ebola-related deaths have been confirmed in Congo, the country's health minister said Sunday, though local officials believe the cases are unrelated to the outbreak in West Africa...
View ArticlePhilippine de Rothschild, ex-actress who became grande dame of Bordeaux wine,...
PARIS - Philippine de Rothschild, an energetic and self-certain grande dame of Bordeaux wine who halted an acting career to run vineyards owned by the family dynasty, has died, her company said Sunday....
View ArticleTim Hortons, Burger King Deal: Businesses Confirm Talks For Potential...
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Burger King is in talks to buy Tim Hortons Inc. (TSX: THI) and form a new publicly listed company that would be based in Canada.They said in a statement Sunday night that Canada would...
View ArticleParents and millennials have vastly different ideas on the cost of schooling
Post-secondary students grossly underestimate the cost of school, not to mention how much support they'll need from their parents, a new survey shows.The online poll, conducted in July for CIBC, found...
View ArticleTim Hortons, Burger King: What's Behind The Potential Merger
In what could be a whopper of a deal for Tim Hortons, Burger King is in talks to buy the iconic Canadian company. A joint statement by the companies says they hope to form a new corporation that would...
View ArticleTim Hortons, Burger King Merger Sees Shares Surge As Traders Anticipate Tax...
TORONTO - Shares in Burger King and Tim Hortons have jumped dramatically on news the two fast-food companies are talking about joining forces, a move that could help the iconic coffee and doughnut...
View ArticleTim Hortons, Burger King Shares Jump, TSX, S&P Smashes Record
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was positive Monday amid a potential acquisition involving one of Canada's most iconic companies.Burger King is in talks to buy Tim Hortons in hopes of creating a...
View ArticleLoonie down, traders look to possible Tim Hortons/Burger King deal, growth data
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was lower Monday as traders considered a potential merger and acquisition deal involving iconic restaurant chain Tim Hortons and looked ahead to the latest reading on...
View ArticleWhat To Watch Out For When Buying A Classic Car
After posting a recent article on the most affordable muscle cars experts say you must buy right now, we decided it was a good time to revisit the topic of classic car ownership. Most of us have a...
View Article9 Times Canadian Companies Were Targeted For U.S. Takeovers
Tim Hortons may be one of the most iconically Canadian companies to be targeted for a U.S takeover, but it is certainly not the first. In fact, Burger King’s proposed takeover of the...
View ArticleFrance's Socialist government dissolves amid acrimony in Cabinet over the...
PARIS - President Francois Hollande is weighing his options after dissolving the government on Monday over open feuding in the Cabinet about how much cutting — or spending — will revive the country's...
View ArticleBurger King Boycott: Tim Hortons Deal Infuriates American Taxpayers
Some ardent American whopper fans are not impressed with the burger giant’s bid to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut darling, Tim Hortons, to avoid paying U.S. taxes. Die-hard patriots have even started...
View ArticleFortress to earn big profit from selling bank note security division for $17.5M
MONTREAL - Fortress Paper Ltd. is selling operations that make security film used in bank notes to Nanotech Security Corp. in a cash and share deal valued at up to $17.5 million, a big increase over...
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BuzzBuzzHome: Posh Penthouse Pads That Will Make You Want To Pop Champagne
BuzzBuzzHome: Nothing says ‘living the high life’ like living in your building’s highest home. Photo: imgur We don’t know exactly how much the suite above is worth, but we can tell you that it...
View ArticleUS consumer confidence rises for fourth month to highest level in nearly 7 years
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence this month reached its highest point in nearly seven years, boosted by strong job gains.The Conference Board said Tuesday that its confidence index rose for a...
View ArticleICBC Rate Increase Could Cost Drivers $36 More Per Year
VANCOUVER - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is aiming to hike basic insurance rates by 5.2 per cent.Spokesman Adam Grossman says in a written release that the Crown corporation will...
View ArticleA Close Look At BlackBerry's Newest Phone, The Passport (PICTURES)
BlackBerry's square-shaped smartphone isn't expected to launch until September, but a new set of photos provides the most in-depth preview we've seen yet.
View ArticleBuyout plan offered to Turner employees as broadcasting company looks to...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The corporate parent of CNN, TNT and TBS on Tuesday offered voluntary buyouts to 600 veteran employees, part of an overall cost-cutting effort at the Atlanta-based broadcasting company...
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